JaBBa
09-03-2014, 22:34
If the skies are clear where you live on Sunday night (March 9), you'll be able to see a waxing gibbous moon shining high in the southern sky, and glowing brightly well above it will be the largest planet in our solar system: Jupiter.
We still have all evening to study Jupiter in a telescope before it gets low and its image too shaky. A 4-inch telescope magnifying at 100-power should provide you with a view of Jupiter’'s cloud bands; with a larger instrument, such as a 10-inch scope at 250-power, you should be able to see fine detail in the clouds as well as get a good look at Jupiter’s Great Red Spot.
Even a pair of steadily held binoculars will show you some or all four of Jupiter's four big moons as they race around the planet that is their master.
On Sunday evening (9/3), all four moons will be visible; a pair flanking Jupiter on both sides. On one side will be Callisto and Europa while on the other side you’ll find Io and Ganymede.
We still have all evening to study Jupiter in a telescope before it gets low and its image too shaky. A 4-inch telescope magnifying at 100-power should provide you with a view of Jupiter’'s cloud bands; with a larger instrument, such as a 10-inch scope at 250-power, you should be able to see fine detail in the clouds as well as get a good look at Jupiter’s Great Red Spot.
Even a pair of steadily held binoculars will show you some or all four of Jupiter's four big moons as they race around the planet that is their master.
On Sunday evening (9/3), all four moons will be visible; a pair flanking Jupiter on both sides. On one side will be Callisto and Europa while on the other side you’ll find Io and Ganymede.